Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Griffin’s Great Team
3-2 136.18
126.68
 
VS
proj
Troy's Boys
120.36 3-2
118.41

Griffin’s Great Team overcome starter's goose egg, defeat Troy's Boys, 136.18-120.36

Despite a 0-point performance from Tee Higgins, Griffin’s Great Team were able to persevere and earn the win, earning a 136.18-120.36 victory over Troy's Boys. Griffin’s Great Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.04-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Leonard Fournette (35.9 points) and Amari Cooper (20.6). Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs) led the way for Troy's Boys in the loss. Griffin’s Great Team (3-2) will look to build on their success against Gimps, while Troy's Boys (3-2) will face off against Top Gun in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Griffin’s Great Team   Troy's Boys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Bengals, Tucker put up 16 points this week. His scoring output was 70.6% more than his 9.38-point projection and was much higher than his 10.2-point season scoring average. Tucker ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Griffin’s Great Team
Points
% of total points 136.18
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
35.9
17.16
26.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
20.6
13.64
15.1%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
20.34
13.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.38
11.7%
Troy's Boys
Points
% of total points 120.36
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
35.9
17.18
29.8%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
33.5
18.1
27.8%
3
Josh Reynolds
WR
15.2
11.55
12.6%
4
Ryan Succop
K
8
9.24
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Troy's Boys, who trailed 85.90-82.86 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for Griffin’s Great Team to contribute to a 136.18-86.86 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Griffin’s Great Team   Troy's Boys

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Griffin’s Great Team scored more points in this one (136.18) than their season average (115.75).
You can't win if you don't play. Troy's Boys has left more points on the bench this season (348.9) than Griffin’s Great Team (308.16).
Griffin’s Great Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Troy's Boys (1 vs 0).
Troy's Boys have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Griffin’s Great Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Griffin’s Great Team have outscored Troy's Boys at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Griffin’s Great Team has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Troy's Boys this season (1).
Don't worry Troy's Boys, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

More from Yahoo Sports

Griffin’s Great Team
Yeah yeah, nice win Griffin’s Great Team. What's the sign of a true fantasy champion? Dominating in leagues across multiple sports. Check out Pro Pick'em and sign up today!
Troy's Boys
Don't worry about this loss, Troy's Boys, it's still early in the season. Maybe you'll have better luck in another fantasy game. The NFL Yahoo Cup is open all season long and is completely free to enter.